How to Use term in a Sentence

term

1 of 2 noun
  • The law had been understood in broad terms.
  • He spoke about them in glowing terms.
  • His grades have improved since last term.
  • The governor will run for a second term.
  • He was sentenced to a ten-year term in the state penitentiary.
  • The term of the contract is 60 months.
  • That's an outdated term that no one uses anymore.
  • He is currently serving his third term in the U.S. Senate.
  • English 122 is not offered this term.
  • The term black and blue refers to the colors of a bruise.
    Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2019
  • In terms of food, Day 3 of the plan is the best one yet.
    Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2018
  • In the short term, thinks look bleak for Biden and Democrats.
    Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2022
  • But what about the near-term growth based on the stock movement over the last month?
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case during its next term this fall.
    Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, 2 July 2020
  • So far, that has not been the case in terms of fuel costs.
    Rockford Weitz, The Conversation, 19 July 2019
  • But Merkel, who does not plan to run for a fifth term next year, can read the polls.
    Stephen Collinson With Caitlin Hu, CNN, 10 July 2020
  • For lack of a better term, these guys like to have fun.
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The term refers to cloud-to-cloud lightning that occurs in the absence of rain.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Tell me about your, for lack of a better term, big break.
    Tom Philip, GQ, 20 Dec. 2017
  • The doubters don’t have much to go on, in terms of evidence.
    Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2019
  • The Fed has raised its benchmark short-term rate five times this year.
    Time, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The people were amazing in terms of the nurses and the doctors, and their help.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Mitchell said it’s a long-term effort that could take 20 years.
    Molly Samuel, ajc, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Free to choose, human beings too much on the short-term.
    Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Those numbers, of course, could change before the term ends.
    Charles Fishman, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2020
  • In terms of cost, this palette won't be breaking the bank.
    Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 12 Apr. 2019
  • Intel does have something to cheer about, at least in the short term.
    Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 5 Feb. 2020
  • But, at least in the short term, peace was not forthcoming.
    Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 3 Nov. 2021
  • One speaks freely and often, one opens up on her own terms.
    Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 30 July 2019
  • The term sheet is the deal’s key terms nestled in a section of the prospectus with borders.
    Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
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term

2 of 2 verb
  • The project was termed a success.
  • At the same time, Gov. Jerry Brown was set to term out in 2018.
    Phil Matier, SFChronicle.com, 3 Nov. 2020
  • And as for her next steps, or what could be termed the French elephant in the gym?
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Lowry has not played since Feb. 2, dealing with what the team is terming a sore left knee.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The death of a 43-year-old man can only be termed untimely.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 19 June 2019
  • Hertzberg, the former speaker of the Assembly, will term out of the Senate on Nov. 30.
    Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Cordero was shut down for a time in May and went on the disabled list May 27 with what was termed a forearm strain at the time.
    Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 June 2018
  • In other cities, the adjacent body of water might be termed a stream.
    Elizabeth Roberts, Sun-Sentinel.com, 17 May 2017
  • Those plates came in a large variety of shapes and sizes, which could mean that what has been termed S. favosa is more than one species.
    Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Voters will have two years to size her up and decide before Newsom is termed out at the end of 2026.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Out with a knee injury that is termed week-to-week, forward Corey Perry must get healthy or the Ducks will fall short.
    Ross McKeon, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Dec. 2017
  • That’s the case in the lone local state Senate race, taking place in the central 39th District, where Toni Atkins is terming out.
    Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Nine out of the 11 were what are termed DNA-intercalating agents.
    Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2018
  • For the more usual suspects, the race to replace termed-out Gov. Jerry Brown has begun and the field has started to take shape.
    John Phillips, Orange County Register, 15 June 2017
  • Sixty-two is a point in life that many of us would term middle age: hardly a moment to hang it all up.
    Daniel De Visé, The Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2024
  • The governor's first choice to succeed Thomas, who's termed out, has already bowed out.
    Ted Sickinger, OregonLive.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Donors right now clearly see him as the best option to succeed Mayor John Cranley, who'll be termed out at the end of 2021.
    Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 29 July 2019
  • Popovich said the situation can only be termed a soap opera if the club talks about it daily.
    Tom Orsborn, Houston Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Bailey served two one-year terms as president and then termed out of the position.
    Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The legend of Lou-Will, as it has been termed, was probably born during a holdup on Christmas Eve 2011.
    Lee Jenkins, SI.com, 1 Feb. 2018
  • That’s what a friend of mine termed as neo-pessimism, but this is deeper than that, because the logic is so intact.
    Hilary Hughes, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Krekorian terms out at the end of next year, creating a wide-open race for his Valley seat.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Both Cannella and Berryhill are termed out of office next year.
    Liam Dillon, latimes.com, 13 July 2017
  • An array of challengers are vying for the chance to replace termed-out Gov. Jerry Brown, with the race likely heading to a runoff on Nov. 8.
    Ramona Sentinel, 8 May 2018
  • Those values formed the core of what has been termed China’s social religion.
    Therese Shaheen, National Review, 25 Jan. 2018
  • The seat will be open because incumbent Assembly Member Phil Ting is termed out at the end of next year.
    Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Certainly there is no need to preform the hacking and whacking that has been termed ‘crape murder’.
    Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2023
  • He also was benched for two games this past week, which Cora termed a mental reset.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
  • Diggs missed Wednesday's practice due to what the team termed non-jury reasons.
    Alaa Abdeldaiem, SI.com, 3 Oct. 2019
  • The fight there was termed a stalemate by the top commander there, Gen. John Nicholson, as recently as last month.
    Gordon Lubold, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2017

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